Balgarianovinite.com The University of Athens will be hosting the 11th edition of its annual Bulgarian Studies Competition, aimed at promoting Bulgarian language, culture, and academic cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece. According to Bulgarian language and culture lecturer Gencho Banev, the competition is open to all students, from first-year undergraduates to doctoral students.
Participants may compete in three categories: research, translation, and creative writing. Applications must be submitted online by May 22.
Eligible entries include academic works produced during the 2025–2026 academic year and related to Bulgarian history, literature, culture, or Bulgarian-Greek relations. This year’s edition has a special anniversary focus, marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising of 1876, a key moment in Bulgarian history.
The award ceremony will take place on May 28 at the Faculty of Philosophy Library Auditorium of the Athens university. The program will also feature presentations connected to the GraecoBulgarica project and information about ongoing academic and cultural initiatives.
Following the ceremony, attendees will see the first screening in Greece of the 2021 Bulgarian film “The Path of Light,” directed by Ivan Radev and dedicated to the legacy of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
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